famous road
Ruta de las Flores
A picturesque route through the western highlands of El Salvador connecting colorful colonial villages and coffee plantations.
1 km · about 5 min drive
North AmericaEl SalvadorAhuachapan
Concepción de Ataco
Ahuachapan, El Salvador · North America
About Concepción de Ataco
Concepción de Ataco is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Ahuachapán, 1km from Ruta de las Flores.
Concepción de Ataco is in Ahuachapan, El Salvador, with about 7,800 people. The nearest town is Ahuachapán, about 6 km away.
Concepción de Ataco is a district and city within the Ahuachapán Department, El Salvador. It has an area of 61.03 km ² and a population of 18,101 inhabitants (est. 2006).
The district is divided into 11 cantons, which are: El Arco, El Limo, El Naranjito, El Tronconal, La Ceiba, La Joya de los Apante, La Planxa, SanRead more
Jose, Shucutitán and Texusín Chirizo. Atacos's population has pre-Columbian origins and was founded by Pipiles in the central Cordillera de Apaneca.
In Nawat, Ataco means "high place of springs.”
Concepción de Ataco's "sister city" is Elk Grove, California. Ataco also shares a sister city relationship with Fountain Hills, Arizona.
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What is there to see near Concepción de Ataco?
Within an hour or so of Concepción de Ataco: Ruta de las Flores (1 km), Santa Ana Volcano (Ilamatepec) (24 km), Lake Coatepeque (32 km), Joya de Cerén (53 km).
Where is Concepción de Ataco?
Concepción de Ataco is in Ahuachapan, El Salvador, about 6 km from Ahuachapán.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,797
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- El Salvador
- Region
- Ahuachapan
- Timezone
- America/El_Salvador
- Coordinates
- 13.8703, -89.8486
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Worth the detour from Concepción de Ataco
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Santa Ana Volcano (Ilamatepec)
El Salvador's highest volcano, whose nested craters hold a sulphurous turquoise lake. A two-hour guided hike from Cerro Verde car park ends on a rim looking down at the acid lake and across to Izalco and Lake Coatepeque.
24 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Lake Coatepeque
A stunning volcanic crater lake in western El Salvador with turquoise water, surrounded by forested hills and lakeside restaurants.
32 km · about 35 min drive
ancient ruins
Joya de Cerén
A UNESCO site known as the Pompeii of the Americas, a Maya farming village preserved under volcanic ash from the 6th century.
53 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Concepción de Ataco
- Right hereRuta de las FloresA picturesque route through the western highlands of El Salvador connecting colorful colonial villages and coffee plantations.
- 24 kmSanta Ana Volcano (Ilamatepec)El Salvador's highest volcano, whose nested craters hold a sulphurous turquoise lake. A two-hour guided hike from Cerro Verde car park ends on a rim looking down at the acid lake and across to Izalco and Lake Coatepeque.
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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